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TICE Florida Dept. of Transportation issues new hurricane evacuation rules When a hurricane hits, no one wants to be stuck in traffic trying to evacuate. The Florida Department of Transportation updated its evacuation plan and will now let you drive on the shoulder of certain roads during major hurricane evacuations. MORE: FDOT – Emergency Shoulder Use Before Hurricane Irma caused devastation in September 2017, the roads […]
WINK NEWS Florida hosts ‘hemp rules workshops’ for program input They’re hard to miss. Retailers all over Southwest Florida sell CBD and hemp products. And hemp is a hot topic this week, as the state holds what it calls “hemp rules workshops.” We looked at the hemp industry in our area and what these state meetings are set up to accomplish. Florida Department of Agriculture […]
FORT MYERS Florida heat drains your car battery: Here’s what you can do to help During this heat, you’re probably making sure to stay hydrated and re-applying your sunscreen. New residents like Linda McNamara are taking full advantage of the sunshine. “It’s hard to beat it, you have the beach and you have the palm trees, I don’t care how hot it gets,” McNamara said. But what are you doing […]
NORTH FORT MYERS MW Horticulture seeks extension to clear debris, misses Thursday deadline Will a local company get another chance Thursday is the deadline for MW Horticulture Recycling Facility to get rid of a mulch pile sitting at its sit in North Fort Myers. But a few hours ago, MW Horticulture requested two more months to get rid of the debris from Hurricane Irma. Now, MW Horticulture is […]
FORT MYERS Lee County Schools hopes waiving requirements, adding incentives will fill bus driver staff It is no secret that the School District of Lee County is short bus drivers and it is causing all kinds of problems. A vote Tuesday evening by the school board may change that. “We finished the year short bus drivers,” said Rob Spicker, assistant director of Media Relations and Public Information at the School […]
MIAMI (CBS Miami/CNN) FDA holds first public hearing on legalizing CBD in food and drinks The FDA held its the first public hearing Friday on a plan to legalize CBD in food and drinks. CBD comes from plants in the cannabis family, but unlike marijuana, it won’t make you high. Cannabis-related products have flooded the market, making health claims about pain relief, immune function and anxiety and depression and it’s expected […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Bus driver shortage contributes to long, dark morning rides for Lee students It is the last day of school in Lee County. And for thousands of kids, that means a break from middle-of-the-night, wake-up calls and long, dark bus rides. MORE: Why are so many kids in Lee County waiting for the bus in the dark? Autumn is a student at Estero High School. She wakes up […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Bus Stop Safety: Why are so many kids in Lee County waiting for the bus in the dark? Thousands of kids in Lee County are walking and waiting in the dark every school day. After two young girls, Alana Tamplin of North Fort Myers and Layla Aiken of Cape Coral, were hit and killed at bus stops within weeks of each other, the Lee County School District has started making changes. WAITING IN […]
CAPE CORAL SWFL parents learn to manage despite crippling child care costs The cost of child care is taking a toll on families all across Southwest Florida and the nation, but it does not only affect those with children. Moms Kaylee Polich and Megan Johnson don’t know each other, but they share the same problems: how to take care of their kids and how to pay for […]
FORT MYERS How to teach your kids to recognize and escape scary situations Since the beginning of 2019, there have been at least four cases of kids reporting suspicious people just in the city of Fort Myers. This includes a story WINK News brought you Wednesday, where a girl said a man tried to grab her when she was walking near Six Mile Cypress Parkway and Winkler Extension. […]